Welcome to Weil ...

Weil is located in Rapides Parish<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Weil, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Weil, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

Weil is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Weil lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Weil is located in the (318) area code.

Communities Also Named Weil ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Weil - it's located in Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Weil.

Communities near Weil ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Weil.

• Alexandria
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexandria
  • Alexandria is located in Rapides Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 45,573 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alexandria <4>
• Pineville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineville
  • Pineville is located in Rapides Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,111 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pineville <4>
• Ball
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ball have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball
  • Ball is located in Rapides Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ball <4>
• Colfax
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
  • Colfax is located in Grant Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,431 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colfax <4>
• Lecompte
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lecompte have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lecompte
  • Lecompte is located in Rapides Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lecompte <4>
• Woodworth
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodworth
  • Woodworth is located in Rapides Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,139 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodworth <4>
• Boyce
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boyce have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyce
  • Boyce is located in Rapides Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 968 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boyce <4>
• Forest Hill
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill
  • Forest Hill is located in Rapides Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 912 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest Hill <4>
• Pollock
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollock
  • Pollock is located in Grant Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pollock <4>
• Dry Prong
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dry Prong have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Prong
  • Dry Prong is located in Grant Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dry Prong <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Weil. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Weil.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Weil. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Weil.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Weil. See our Newspapers Page for Weil.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Weil ...

Looking for more information about Weil? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Weil, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Weil.

Adding Weil to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Weil in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Weil was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Weil post office opened in 1887.

We also found Weil in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Weil.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Weil. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Rapides Parish: www.rppj.com/

The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/